[Lvas] FW: Object change

[Rob]

Hi Roger,

You have permission to use any of the images I've captured.  If you 
would like the original image files, please let me know.  They will be a 
little larger (none are more than 1.5MB) in size and might render a 
little better resolution for publication.  Just to make sure you know, 
none of my images have been post processed.  They are single frame 
images that render the scene as I saw it on the monitor at the time of 
capture.

I look forward to seeing your publications.

Take care,

Rob

roger ivester wrote:
> Rob,
>  
> That would be fantastic...great idea. It is always good to have a 
> photo of the object being discussed. One of the first things I do 
> after an observing session is to compare my sketches and notes with a 
> photo.   
>  
> "The Messier Album" by John Mallas...first printed in 1978 has visual 
> observing notes,  a sketch, and a nice photo by a variety of 
> astrophotograhers. I used this book exclusively many years ago when I 
> was trying to get my AL Messier certificate. I used the photo's at the 
> scope for comparison. The photo's allowed me to insure that I was 
> seeing and logging the correct object...especially the faint and 
> mostly round galaxies in Coma-Virgo region. His visual survey was made 
> between 1958 and 1962 using a 4-inch f/15 Unitron refractor. The good 
> thing about this old and out of print book was that he used visual 
> notes, a sketch and a photo...as they all compliment each other. He 
> was pretty far ahead of his time.
>  
> I have been looking at your "Crab Nebula" image and it is great. To be 
> able to see all the tentacles and stars within is pretty cool. The 
> Mallincam certainly does a good job.
> I hope to have our first deep-sky project article complete by the 
> weekend. We will use your Mallincam view as a regular for all objects. 
>  
> As "our" trial four month deep-sky project will possibly reach 
> hundreds of amateurs...a photo would be essential. Just communicated 
> with a member of the Charlotte Amateurs which is a very large club and 
> many of them are interested in receiving this material. 
>  
> Jim Mullaney e-mailed me yesterday saying how excited he was about 
> receiving a forwarded copy.  
>  
> Our readers will include a diverse group. We will have astronomers, 
> book authors, to some that are just getting started and want to learn 
> from us. 
>  
> As your image of M81-82 is so good we need to try to get these objects 
> in the coming spring months. We will know if the project is a success 
> when someone with a 60 mm refractor wants to share their excitement 
> about viewing M81-82. I will never forget when I "stumbled" across 
> them one night many years ago in my backyard using a 4-1/4-inch f/10 
> spherical mirror ES reflector. I wish that there was a forum then.  
>  
> It is my opinion that stuff like this can be far better than a 
> newsletter as it is small, requires little time, and can inspire us to 
> look at a few objects. We had a very lenthy newsletter for over 15 
> years and it almost killed us all. We had to stop.  
>  
> John Heller is the only person that I personally know that has a scope 
> as large as 25-inches. I would love to be able to see M-1 through this 
> scope...    
>  
> Best regards, Roger Ivester     
>  

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